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A $1 trillion defense budget: GOP unveils proposal 1 nitpicked Apr 2025 Apr 2025 1 816
Navy Secretary axes contracts for fleet maintenance software, 'DEI,' climate in $300M purge 2 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2025 Apr 2025 6 1112
Orwell-speak alert: Pete Hegseth Introduces 'No More Walking on Eggshells' Policy to Department of Defense 1 Eugene Apr 2025 Apr 2025 4 922
WSJ: Polygraph Threats, Leaks and Infighting: The Chaos Inside Hegseth's Pentagon 3 Dennis Donovan Apr 2025 Apr 2025 5 1121
Pete Hegseth did share classified information with wife and brother despite White House's claims, report says 1 Eugene Apr 2025 Apr 2025 6 948
Trump names former Fox News personalities Mark Levin and Bo Dietl to DHS advisory board 4 Eugene Apr 2025 Apr 2025 3 1556
Judge temporarily blocks NYC mayor from allowing ICE agents on Rikers Island jail 0 Eugene Apr 2025 Apr 2025 2 702
Trump backs defence secretary after reports of second Signal chat leak 2 Eugene Apr 2025 Apr 2025 2 1023
For now, Pentagon and DHS won't recommend that Trump invoke the Insurrection Act 8 Eugene Apr 2025 Apr 2025 1 1620
Corey Lewandowski: ICE Barbie's Alleged Lover's Brazen Power Grab Laid Bare 2 Eugene Apr 2025 Apr 2025 6 1285
US State Department closing office aimed at countering foreign disinformation 1 Eugene Apr 2025 Apr 2025 1 870
Military contractors pitch unprecedented prison plan for detained immigrants 8 Eugene Apr 2025 Apr 2025 5 1548
Feds say agents went to LA schools to do welfare check on migrant children 3 Eugene Apr 2025 Apr 2025 5 986
Hegseth Is Literally Phoning It in With Snub to Ukraine War Meeting 2 Eugene Apr 2025 Apr 2025 5 1195
Head of US Space Force base in Greenland is fired after Vance visit (for breaking with official messaging) 0 Eugene Apr 2025 Apr 2025 5 924
M2 Bradley vs Russian T90 tank. 6 amerikat Apr 2025 Apr 2025 8 1877
Pentagon official: US military has no authority to do drone strikes on drug cartels in Mexico 3 Eugene Apr 2025 Apr 2025 8 1021
Trump's Greenland Ambitions Are No Joke The Danes seem to believe him, and so should Americans. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2025 Apr 2025 7 1013
DOGE expected to take aim at DHS with staffing cuts, including at US Secret Service 0 Eugene Apr 2025 Apr 2025 1 891
Trump administration ends key grant program (BRIC) that helps communities prepare for disasters 1 Eugene Apr 2025 Apr 2025 1 835
Kevin Carroll: I worked in Trump's first administration. Here's why his team is using Signal 0 Eugene Apr 2025 Apr 2025 8 1112
Confusion gripped US base defenders as a flying bomb struck a deadly blow at Tower 22, investigation says 0 Eugene Apr 2025 Apr 2025 4 941
Trump preparing executive order to increase weapons exports, sources say 3 Eugene Apr 2025 Apr 2025 1 919
Signalgate 'Idiot' (Mike Waltz) Actually Had Lots of Sensitive Group Chats 3 Eugene Apr 2025 Apr 2025 11 1250
Abcarian: Pete Hegseth says he knew what he was doing. In that case, he should resign 3 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 2 1098
Hegseth's younger brother is serving in a key role inside the Pentagon 5 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 4 1220
A DHS staffer faces serious punishment for accidentally adding a reporter to a group email 4 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 12 1219
Was classified information shared? Senators overseeing military request probe into Signal leak 0 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 0 678
Trump says he would ask Hegseth to review if flight times should be classified 7 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 7 1401
Bondi signals probe into Signal chat is unlikely, despite a long history of similar inquiries 0 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 3 820

National Security & Defense Continued...

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As wildfire season approaches, budget woes and federal uncertainty have put states' plans at risk 0 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 3 708
US Turns Diego Garcia Into Superpower Fortress For Worldwide War - WION 2 TexasTowelie Mar 2025 Mar 2025 4 1134
U.S. homeland secretary to visit El Salvador prison holding deported Venezuelans 6 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 2 1196
'We're not preparing': As Trump officials vow to eliminate FEMA, the agency is already in turmoil 1 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 2 799
US war plans leak shows Five Eyes allies must 'look out for ourselves', says Mark Carney 2 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 12 976
Ted Lieu calls for Pete Hegseth to resign: 'Reckless actions endangered lives' 2 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 6 889
The Pentagon warns government officials that Signal is being targeted by Russian hackers 4 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 4 1169
Live: U.S. Intelligence leaders address Senate on global threats - Times Radio 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2025 Mar 2025 4 841
As the Carolinas burn, Homeland Security head Kristie Noem says Trump administration is going to 'eliminate' FEMA 1 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 1 834
Cold War II - Western officials say Russia is behind a campaign of sabotage across Europe. This AP map shows it 2 ck4829 Mar 2025 Mar 2025 3 902
U.S. homeland department targets oversight in government cuts 0 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 3 825
Unnerving conversation about Cyber threats 0 SleeplessinSoCal Mar 2025 Mar 2025 3 930
Eyeing China threat, Trump announces Boeing wins contract for secretive future fighter jet (F-47) 1 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 0 814
Portugal cancels order for F-35s 5 LessAspin Mar 2025 Mar 2025 21 2447
Trump on collision course with GOP defense hawks over NATO 1 nitpicked Mar 2025 Mar 2025 5 943
Air Force Sending Teams to Make Sure Bases Are Following Executive Orders 7 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 7 1714
Trump signs order to shift disaster preparations from FEMA to states, local governments 0 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 0 566
US suspends some efforts to counter Russian sabotage as Trump moves closer to Putin 0 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 1 577
Pentagon restores webpage for Black Medal of Honor winner but defends DEI purge 2 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 3 811
Fired hurricane hunter says Americans could see 'more damage and more loss of life' with NOAA layoffs 1 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 13 648
Elon Reportedly Orders Government to Stop Feeding the Bomb-Sniffing Dogs 22 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 59 4915
A Navy veteran and his wife say Tricare rescinded approvals for over $100K in health care claims paid years ago 4 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 18 1191
White House instructs agencies to avoid firing cybersecurity staff, email says 0 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 0 490
Pete Hegseth appoints his personal lawyer to a powerful Pentagon post 1 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 0 700
Kill switch fears over US F-35 fighter jets in Europe - DW News 4 TexasTowelie Mar 2025 Mar 2025 9 1087
Trump administration empties Guantanamo of migrants, flies all back to US 0 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 1 705
Teixeira, Calling Himself 'Proud Patriot,' Appeals to Trump for Leniency 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 2 699
Trump administration cuts ties, ends suit against company alleging abuse at child migrant shelters 0 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 1 639
FEMA cancels classes at national fire training academy amid federal funding cuts 3 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 6 1037
Trump pick for Pentagon says selling submarines to Australia would be 'crazy' if Taiwan tensions flare 3 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 3 1044

National Security & Defense Continued...

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Sec Defense: military contracts should stop including language that bars contractors from running segregated facilities 5 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 10 1293
Surface tension: could the promised Aukus nuclear submarines simply never be handed over to Australia? 4 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 3 870
Video: Some thoughts on the war in Ukraine 1 Best_man23 Mar 2025 Mar 2025 1 868
Trump plans executive order to strengthen US shipbuilding, blunt China domination 3 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 1 906
'Who's doing the vetting?': Republicans denounce Pentagon aide for antisemitic comments 2 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 Mar 2025 4 885
US authorities begin releasing some seized cryptocurrency miners, industry executives say 1 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 1 740
Modeling Policy Changes in CyberSecurity with First Order Lag - Russian Cyberthreat's 0 mikelewis Mar 2025 Mar 2025 1 712
Some government employees are instructed -- again -- to not respond to 5 things email as Musk doubles down 2 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 0 733
Trump eases rules on military raids and airstrikes, expanding range of who can be targeted 1 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 2 843
As egg prices soar, US Customs and Border Protection cracks down on egg smuggling 0 Eugene Feb 2025 Feb 2025 0 1599
No one physically harmed in Virginia Army ammunition plant explosion 0 Eugene Feb 2025 Feb 2025 2 752
Trump nominates Hung Cao, who challenged Kaine's Senate seat, for Under Secretary of the Navy 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 0 781
Pentagon orders new purge of social media sites to dump diversity, inclusion mentions by March 5 2 Eugene Feb 2025 Feb 2025 0 822
Musk Lashes Out at Pentagon Critic Who Ridiculed His Ultimatum to Federal Workers 2 Eugene Feb 2025 Feb 2025 11 1141
Exploding drone operator goggles show the future of sabotage 3 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 5 996
Trump wants attack subs. The rest of the $50 billion Pentagon budget shuffle is a question mark for the Navy. 2 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2025 Feb 2025 0 907
Also fired last night: the senior Judge Advocates General of the Army, Navy, and Air Force 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 Feb 2025 11 1063
Acting head of ICE reassigned amid frustrations over deportation efforts 2 Eugene Feb 2025 Feb 2025 2 872
US Navy Relieves Captain of USS Harry S Truman Following Collision with Cargo Ship 2 C0RI0LANUS Feb 2025 Feb 2025 8 1460
Hegseth orders $50 billion of defense budget redirected from Biden to Trump priorities 0 Eugene Feb 2025 Feb 2025 1 802
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